tunnel Antonyms
Meaning of tunnel
tunnel (n)
a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
tunnel (v)
move through by or as by digging
force a way through
tunnel (n. .)
A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue; a funnel.
An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
A level passage driven across the measures, or at right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; -- distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
tunnel (v. t.)
To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests.
To catch in a tunnel net.
To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
tunnel Sentence Examples
- The narrow tunnel snaked through the mountain, leading to a hidden cave.
- The train roared through the dark tunnel, its headlights piercing the gloom.
- The children giggled as they crawled through the cardboard tunnel they had built.
- Scientists used a tunnel boring machine to create an underground passage.
- The tunnel of trees provided shade from the scorching sun.
- The underwater tunnel connected the two islands, allowing for easy transportation.
- The ventilation system in the tunnel kept the air fresh and breathable.
- The tunnel vision caused by the intense focus on a specific task affected the team's ability to think critically.
- The rats scurried through the tunnels in search of food.
- The tunnel of light represented the path to enlightenment in the ancient parable.
FAQs About the word tunnel
a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars), a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter, move through by
cavern,cave, subway, hole, hollow, grotto, bunker, gallery, chasm, crawlway
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The narrow tunnel snaked through the mountain, leading to a hidden cave.
The train roared through the dark tunnel, its headlights piercing the gloom.
The children giggled as they crawled through the cardboard tunnel they had built.
Scientists used a tunnel boring machine to create an underground passage.
